Evening Star Newspaper, March 9, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U 8 Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and colder tonight with lowest temperature about 24 degrees; tomorrow fair and continued cold; moderate northwest winds. Highest, 55, at 4:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 39, at 4 am. Full re- port on page A-4. Closing New York Markets, Page 16 85th YEAR. No. 33,915. Entered as second class matter post office, Washington, D. C. Ch WASHINGTO ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION , D. C, TUESDAY, M’GRADY SEEKS SETTLEMENT OF WILLARD SIT-DOWN STRIKE; CHRYSLE & Entrance Slows Eviction Move by Officials. Hotel Controversy | Is “Silly.” Asserts Maj. Berry. The ace “trouble shooter” of the Roosevelt administration, Edward Mc- Grady, Assistant Secretary of Labor. who has taken a hand in most of | the big labor controversies of the past four years, entered the picture of | ‘Washington's first sit-down strike this afternoon, at the Willard Hotel. | Meantime, a sit-down strike had | affected two factories of the National Pants Co., in Southeast Washington, | but 250 employes of the larger fac- | tory, at 408 First street, had returned | to work early this afternoon after a short period of sit-down idleness. Sixty-five striking employes from the other plant, at 516 Eighth street poutheast, gathered this afternoon in Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, to hear addresses by a group of union organizers sent here from Pennsyl- vania and New York by the Amalga- mated Clothing Workers of America. The factory strike was called in &ympathy with a similar strike at the company’s main plant in Newcastle, Pa., where 400 are idle Temporarily, at least, McGrady's entry was believed to have delayed con- sideration of previous moves of the hotel management to evict 60 cooks. helpers, waiters, waltresses, elevator boys and bellboys, who had been Keep- ing an orderly vigil night and day for nearly 18 hours. Await Developments. With their usually immaculate uni- forms getting wrinkled and the men | beginning to need a shave, the sit- downers quietly awaited developments, in the kitchen, the locked dining room and cocktail room of the big hostelry. Room service continued, but meals were being served only in the coffee’ shop by non-union pantry girls, while union bartenders, not yet called out on strike, served drinks over the fancy bar of the cocktail lounge, known as the Willard Corner. McGrady came in with Hotel Man- eger Harry P. Somerville and the hotel attorney, J. C. Wyatt, together Wwith two other men whose identity could not be learned. They entered | Somerville's office, locked the door. Photographers and reporters were not allowed to approach the office. Later McGrady returned to his office at the Labor Department. Meantime difference of opinion broke out between Maj. George L. Berry, head of labor’s Non-Partisan | League, and some league members over | residence in the hotel. Berry, who has | resided there for some time, declared | he would stay there, but some others | who came for the conference already | were moving out today, to find rooms | elsewhere. | Strike Declared Silly. Maj. Berry told reporters: “This | strike controversy is silly. Neither side has a right to expect a monopoly. The Non-Partisan League includes repre- sentatives of cooks and waiters’ unions, and they haven't said anything to me | in protest.” He parried questions as | to whether he would take the last]‘ session this afternoon out of the hotel. Patrick Gorman of Chicago, presi- dent of the Meat Cutters and Butchers® Workmen, affiliated with the Ameri- can Federation of Labor, said he was moving out of the Willard. “This busi- ness of sleeping inside picket lines doesn’t set well with most of us,” he | declared.” I and several of my friends are moving out.” Outside the hotel, along the side- walk, carrying a picket’s banner, was Miss Mabel Norman, waitress, who said | she had been discharged by the hotel | management last Sunday and was one | of the issues in the strike. Her dis- missal, she said, was allegedly because | of incompetence, but charges have | been filed with the National Labor Re- | lations Board, she said, that the hotel dismissed her because of union activity, and the case is to come before the board March 18. Organizer Sent Here. ‘The National Pants Co. sit-down was managed by the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, which is affiliated with the Committee for Industrial Organization. The union, which has no local here, sent Frank Kirsch, an organizer from Allentown, Pa., to arrange the strike. The employes of the First street gactory, which is the larger, locked the (See STRIKE, Page A-3.) R HEAD BARRED AT A Willard Hotel waiter, determined to stay inside, holds out his arms to catch a box of food thrown from the street by Man- uel Elias of the waiters’ union office. The Willard management appears at District Court to take legal action against the strikers. 1 h I | Garraghy. attorney for the Washington Hotel Men’s Association; Joseph W. Wyatt. attorney for the Willard Hotel, and H. P. Som- erville, managing director of the Willard Hotel. Left to right: Joseph Mc- —Star Staff Photos. (Additional Photographs on Page B-1.) ARMS SHIP HELD POSSIBLY AFLOAT U. S. Munitions on Board May Be in Possession of Insurgents. BACKGROUND— State Department permit in Jan- uary for shipment of airplanes destined for Spanish war revealed loophole in United States neutrality law, that it did not apply to civil confiict. Under President Roose- velt’s pressure, Congress hurried to remedy defect, but Spanish freight- er Mar Cantabrico won race to clear New York Harbor before new legislation was passed and signed by President. Frieighter was halted by Coast Guard just outside Sandy Hook on libel action against cargo, but was released and steamed out of United States territorial waters before re- vised neutrality law became effec- tive. By the Associated Press. ARCACHON, France, March 9.—De- claring he last saw the shell-pounded trans-Atlantic munitions ship, Mar Cantabrico, in tow of the insurgent warship Canarias, Juan Poo, a Spanish seaman, related today a dramatic story of escape under bombardment in the Bay of Biscay. His story indicated the Mar Canta- brico might not have been sunk and that her $2,700,000 load of American munitions might have fallen into the hands of the insurgents. Poo, picked up out of the sea by a French fishing boat after he had leaped from the shelled and burning Mar Cantabrico, said he believed the ship’s 17 passengers and 150 crewmen had mostly been taken aboard the Canarias and that “all the Spaniards were shot.” Two of the passengers were “North Americans,” he said. Poo declared he leaped overboard with an Italian sailor when he saw the French fishing boat Cameleyre nearby. The Italian drowned, but he reached the French vessel and was hauled aboard. He last saw the Mar Cantabrico being towed slowly by her attacker, the Canarias, in the direction of the READ CONVICTED IN WEST VIRGINIA Matthews Case Suspect Found Guilty of Robbing Cashier. Second Trial on Today. BY the Associated Press. CHARLESTON, W. Va., March 9.— Trial of William B. Read, 25, of Four Corners, Md., on charges of holding up Harold Casto, filling station attendan, is scheduled here today. A jury con- victed Read yesterday of robbing P. P. Wilson, Charleston bank cashier. Sentence deferred. Joseph Kirby, 21, who pleaded guilty to the robbery charges, denied Read was with him and Lawrence Gingell the night Wilson was robbed. Kirby testified there was-a “third fellow with us” whose name was “Tommy.” Gingell refused to testify and was up- held by court. Gingell also pleaded guilty to the same charge. 4 ) (See SPAIN, Page A-3.) PARIS DROPS PLAN FORLOANINU.S. Americans Expected, How- ever, to Buy Defense Bonds in Europe. By the Associated Press. PARIS, March 9.—A proposal by the French government that an unidenti- fied New York bank handle its new national defense subscription in the United States has been dropped be- | cause of American objections, official | sources said today. “As far as we know, however. there is nothing to prevent Americans from | buying through an American branch in Paris or through Fhglish banks,” a government spokesman said. But it is almost certain the loan, to be announced Thursday after the French Parliament has passed enabling legislation, will be covered by French money, the spokesman predicted. Measures introduced in the Cham- ber of Deputies did not mention the interest rate or the amount of the loan, although discussion in parlia- mentary finance committees indicated 13,000,000,000 francs ($585,000,000) would be sought. Since the government has agreed to | " (See FRANCE, Page A-4.) Chiang and Wife on Flight. SHANGHAI, March 9 () —Gen- eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek and his wife left by plane today for Kulin, on | the banks of Lake Poyang, in Kiangsi Province, to the southwest. They were reported to be seeking rest and treatment after their strenuous activity in settling the abortive Sianfu revolt last December. The premier was reported to have suf- fered a back injury while he was held prisoner by Marshal Chang Hsueh- liang. SeSE T A Scotch Bus Drivers Strike. GLASGOW, Scotland, March 9 (#).—A strike of 4,000 to 5,000 Scotch bus drivers and conductors for more pay today paralyzed transportation facilities throughout the industrial belt of Scotland, The men are employed by the Scot- tish Motor Transport Traction Co. and affiliates. 61-Y ear-Old W oman’s Reversion TolInfancyRecordedin Virginia BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Staft Correspondent of The Star RICHMOND, Va., March 8.— “Backward, turn backward, Oh Time in thy flight, Make me a child again just for tonight.” The universal, age-old yearning may be realized if one wishes hard enough—with terrible consequences. Dr. Beverly R. Tucker, celebrated Virginia psychiatrist, has just reported to the Richmond Academy of Medicine probably the first authenticated case in ‘medical annals of “complete re- version” in which an aging woman was caught in Time's mystical back- flow and was swept into the grave through the gates of birth. He himself, Dr. Tucker says in the | Virginia Medical Journal, never has read of another case although the late Dr. William A. White of Washington told him that he knew of a few other similar case histories. ‘The woman was 61 years old when she first was brought to Dr. Tucker. She had been a celebrated beauty in her day. Born just after the Civil War of “gentle folk,” she had been brought up as a fashionable young lady of that distressed period. Her life had been controlled by the strict- est of conventions. She was educated to be a Southern lady, acquiring all the standard graces and accomplish- ments but very little of practical value in the workaday world. At an early age she was married. ~ (See REVERSION, Page A-2) 3 GATE Keller Denied Admission to Office. 100,000 MEN NOW JOBLESS Automobile Firms Are Hard Hit by Disputes. BY the Associated Press, DETROIT, March 9.—The United Automobile Workers of America, seek- ing to enforce demands for exclusive bargaining rights by sit-down strikes affecting nearly 75,000 workers in the Nation's automotive center, arranged a conference today with officials of the Chrysler Corp. Richard T. Frankensteen, organiza- tional director of the U. A. W. A, said the meeting would be held 2 pm. Eastern standard time, in the Chrys- ler offices at the Highland Park plant, one of nine held by strikers. President Locked Out. He made the announcement a little more than an hour after K. T. Keller, corporation president attempting to enter the offices, was turned back by pickets who barricaded the main gate. When men inside the grounds would Keller shouted to others nearby now on they deal with the courts.” Keller was driven to the gate by his chauffeur. who honked for ad- mittance. Nothing happened. Keller got out of his car, walked over to the gate and said: “Open this gate.” “Nothing doing,” replied some men standing inside. “I command you to open this gate,” Keller said loudly. Some men 'standing around the out- side took up the cry: “Qpen the gate.” The men at the gate again refused and Keller left. The men inside pushed trucks load- ed with bolts and nuts against the gate. Incident Regretted. Frankensteen, in a telephone con- versation with Herman L. Weckler, Chrysler vice president, expressed re- gret at the incident and assured Weckler it would “not happen again.” The union leader said barricades | would be removed and the corpora- tion officials and their staffs would be admitted. B. E. Hutchinson, chairman of the (See LABOR, Page A-3. NINE ARE SENTENCED IN TERRORIST PLOT Imposed for Conspiracy to Slay Publisher. Bs the £ssoctated Press DETROIT, March 9.—Nine men | were sentenced today to prison terms | of one to five years each for a Black Legion plot to kill Arthur L. Kingsley, mewspaper publisher of Highland Park. | The sentences were pronounced by | Recorder’s Judge John V. Brennan, who convicted the men a week ago after hearing a month-long trial with- out a jury. Seven of the 16 defend- ants were acquitted. Summary of Page | Amusements B-18 | Radio Comics B-13 | Short Story -_B-5 Editorials _._A-8 | Soclety ______B-3 Financial -._A-15| Sports A-12-13-14 Page | Obituary -..A-101 | FOREIGN. Munitions ship may be in possession of rebels, sailor says. Page A-1 Mrs. Simpson will be feted by new hosts. Page A-1 Germany reported ready to act for peace in Europe. Page A-10 NATIONAL. Black Tom “intrigue” hint laid before commission. Page A-1 Burns strike-breaking evidence sub- mitted to committee. Page A-2 Role of U. S. in education cited by Lee in forum. Page A-11 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Willard management seeks legal evic- tion of sit-downers. Page A-1 Roosevelt cancels all engagements in rewriting speech. Page A-1 Burns detective agency operators again on stand. Page A-1 Virginia doctor reports woman be- came child again. Page A-1 Rhodes trial continues in District Court. Page A-1 Montgomery Civic Federation asks teachers’ pay raise. Page A-2 Officials prepare gaming case for grand jury. Page A-2 ‘Trial of Fred B. Rhodes enters sec- ond day. Page A-2 House committee hears appeals for limiting cabs. Page A-2 Six high school cadet teams compete in map problems. Page A-5 Miller indicted on murder charge in death of Cleo Sprouse. Page A-5 Study suggested to consider set-up changes in Chest. Page A-7 James, former Reserve Page A-10 Charles A. Beard lauds New Deal in Cutting lecture. Page B-1 Congress action completed on uniform sales act. Page B-1 Immediate start indicated in torium study. Page B-1 Dismissal threatens D. C. employes driving negligently. Page B-1 L3 1 not open the main gate at his order, | “I want you all to witness this. From | | Prison Terms of One to Five Years ' Lost & Found_A-3 | Woman's Pg.B-12| MARCH 9, 1937—THIRTY-SIX PAGES. ¢ Foening Star ALL | SAID WAS GIMME SIX MORE | JUSTICES! THUS ENDED THE ERA OF GOOD FEELING! The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. skokokok (®) Moans Associated Yesterday’s Circulation, 143,643 (Bome returns not yet received.) TWO CENTS. Press. BLACK TOM CASE INTRIGUE HINTED Suspicion of “Bizarre Diplo- macy” Is Laid Before Commission. BY REX COLLIER. A hint of international “intrigue” behind the proposed $20,000.000 set- tlement of the long-pending Black ‘Tom-Kingsland “sabotage” cases has been laid before the German-American S. Morris. former Ambassador Japan, acting award holders. to | erences to “diplomacy of almost a bizarre character” and to “curious transactions” here last November by a German identified as Dr. Karl Markau, who is alleged to have lacked proper credentials as a pegotiator. In this connection the brief cites a confidential letter written to the Ger- man ambassador on November 24, 1936, by Acting Secretary of State R. | Walton Moore, a copy of which was | filed with the commission last Janu- | ary, but which the commission re- fuses to reveal. In a letter last January trans- | mitting to the commission the copy of the Moore letter, the State Depart- ment explained that the acting sec- retary’s communication to the am- bassador was in response to the lat- | ter's inquiry as to reliability of re- | ports that President Roosevelt had been consulted regarding a proposed settlement. The letter of transmittal pointed out that the ambassador had asked speciri- cally whether the Secretary of State (See BLACK TOM, Page A-5.) STRIKE IS CALLED | Eight Apartment Houses in New | York Affected. NEW YORK, March 9 (P).—A strike of service employes in eight apartment houses on the Upper West Side was called today by a local of the Build- ing Service Employes’ Union. Today’s Star Jacobs and McAneny again before Ap- propriations group. Page B-1 Symphony's drive for $110,000 to get unusual send-off. Page B-1 Sanitary and Park Board bills pass Maryland House. Page B-4 Engineer tests show Jefferson Memo- rial site practicable. Page B-4 SPORTS. Sington on Nats’ first team for intra- club games. Page A-12 Holdout Newsom proving tough for Griffith to sign. Page A-12 Scope of tenpin tournament is amaz- ing to fans. Page A-12 | Girl basketers to be prominent in The Star event, Page A-13 Williams' draw with Mader helps ring game here. Page A-13 San Romani big surprise of indoor track season. Page A-14 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page A-8 This and That. Page A-8 Answers to Questions. Page A-8 Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-8 Political Mill. Page A-8 David Lawrence. - Page A-9 Paul Mallon. Page A-9 Mark Sullivan. Page A-9 Jay Franklin. Page A-9 Delia Pynchon. Page A-9 FINANCIAL. U. S. Bonds Down (table). Page A-15 Cotton Consumption Soars. Page A-15 Lead and Steel Scrap Raised. Page A-15 Stocks in Narrow Range (table). Page A-16 D. C. Postal Receips Up. Page A-16 Curb Specialties Gain (table). Page A-17 MISCELLANY. ‘Washington Wayside. City News in Brief. Traffic Convictions. Service Orders. ‘Young Washington. Nature’s Children. Bedtime Story. Dix. Page A-2 Page B-2 Page B-2 Page B-7 Page B-11 Page B-11 Page B-11 Page B-12 Page B-12 Page B-13 Page B-14 Page B-14 | Mixed Claims Commission by Roland | for 48 preparations | Heifetz Leaves His Two Violins In Restaurant s the Associated Press. ABERDEEN, Scotland, March 9.— Absent-minded Jascha Heifetz, inter- | nationally famous violinist, almost lost two instruments insured for $150,000 | and got the shock of his life today. He walked out of a Dundee Station restaurant, leaving behind a Stradi- | varius, purchased with the first money he earned on the American concert stage, and a Joseph Guarnerius, a present from his father. A station agent, ignorant of the vio- lin's value, found the instruments and telegraphed along the line in an at- tempt to locate their owner. At Aberdeen a railroad official stuck | A voluminous brief filed in protest | against the settlement contains ref- | and Senator Joseph T. Robinson of | his head casually into a coach window | and asked: “Has any one lost a couple of violins?" “I jumped off my seat in alarm.” Heifetz said, “and had the jitters until they arrived by the next train!” e $1.500FIDELITY SLIP NOT AUTHORIZED Irr - Testifies Withdrawal Was Without His Knowledge. BULLETIN. Justice Peyton Gordon in Dis- trict Court today overruled a de- fense motion for a directed verdict of acquittal in the case of Fred B. Rhodes, former president of the Fidelity Building & Loan Associa- tion, who is charged with forgery. The motion was made immediately after the Government had rested. Desire A. Irr, 65 K street, elderly | employe of the Government Printing | | Office, today told a jury in Criminal Division 1 of District Court that he did not authorize the $1,500 with- drawal slip against his account at | the Fidelity Building & Loan Asso- | ciation, on which the Government has | based a charge of forgery against Fred | B. Rhodes, who was president of the institution. Irr, who was a large depositor at Fidelity, was called to the stand by | the Government after Mrs. Ruth S. | Horner, former assistant secretary and assistant treasurer of Fidelity and | now employed in Rhodes’ law office, | had admitted that there were “irregu- larites” at the institution which closed last July. The withdrawal slip reputedly was used to take care of an overdraft which Rhodes had at Fidelity. The defense contends it was only a “book- keeping transaction.” Beginning the examinatron of Irr, Assistant United States Attorney John J. Wilson showed him the withdrawal slip—a piece of pink paper about the size of a check—and asked: “Did you authorize anybody to draw that slip?” “No,” said the witness. “Did you receive any of the pro- ceeds?” Wilson continued. “No,” was the answer. The slip was dated February 14, 1936, and Irr said that it was not un- til the following August that he knew | of its existence. By that time the Fidelity had closed, and Irr was called to the institution by the receiver to discuss his account. He told Wilson that as he under- stood it then “my books and the books of the institution balanced.” Irr tes- tified that on March 4, 1936, about two weeks after Rhodes had severed his connection with Fidelity, he was called to his office in the National Press Building. According to Irr, Rhodes said “his legal practice was being ~ (See RHODES, Page A-2) | | | . o o 9 As ‘Evil Spirit, BY the Associated Press. GEORGETOWN, British Guiana, March 9.—Lost for mearly a month when his porters deserted him as an “evil spirit,” J. G. Le Van, United States explorer and psychologist, re- turned today from a 3,000-mile trip through jungle and grassland. His horse saved him. He had lost 30 pounds and was near the point of exhaustion. In all, he was ! | Postmaster General Farley accused | | opponents of President | litical American, Deserted in Jungle FARLEY ATTACKS COURT PLAN FOES Cites Precedent for Change | in Judiciary in North Carolina Speech. BY the Assoclated Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C.. March 9.—! Roosevelt’s | court reorganization proposal of | “straining at a gnat” today ang cited | what he called ample precedent for a | change in the judiciary. Farley, chairman of the Democratic | National Committee, spoke here under auspices of the North Carolina Po- Union, non-partisan student | organization at the University of North Carolina. | Those within the Democratic party | who oppose the pian “agree witn nis | ROOSEVELT BARS ALL VISITORS IN REWRITING ‘CHAT Expected to Say Tonight Court Plan Is Sole Practical Step. UNDERTAKES TO LIGHTEN LANGUAGE OF ADDRESS President to Broadcast Speech From Diplomatic Reception Room of White House. President Roosevelt’s “fireside chat” at 10:30 o'clock tonight, will be broadcast over all four Washington radio stations— WJSV, WMAL, WRC and WOL. BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG. President Roosevelt canceled all en- gagements today and put aside all other business to give undivided at- tention to completing the “fireside chat” he will broadcast tonight in which he is expected to say his court reorganization program is the only practical means yet suggested to meet what he has called a “grave national crisis.” Mr. Roosevelt started writing it sev- eral days ago and actually had it fin- ished late last night, but when he read it this morning he was dissatisfied After pondering over it and trying to rewrite sections, he decided to write an entirely new one. He considered the language too heavy, and, according to those with whom he discussed it, he was confident he could do a better job. Speech About 3,000 Words. ‘When ready the speech will be about 3,000 words in length and will take about 30 minutes' time on the radio. If all goes well and he does not have too many interruptions in his study on the second floor of the White House today, the President expects to have his new speech completed by 6 p.m. He will broadcast from the diplomatic reception room on the ground floor of the White House Tonight's fireside chat is the second of a series of two talks regarding the judiciary. The first of the series was delivered at the Mayflower Hotel. The White House has intimated that the President in his speech to- night will endeavor te acquaint the (Mr. Roosevelt's) diagnosis of the evil | people of the Nation with the fact that * * * but fight the method he offers | in proposing an increase in the size of to cure the evil,” Farley said. He added these opponents have not offered | an “adequate alternative.” | “Farmers, industrial workers and | citizens generally are quite aware ol; what is going on,” he said, “and are perfectly satisfied that the President | never in his life had any thought than to make our Nation safe.” Opposition Believed Heritage. Speakiing of “at least some” of the Supreme Court justices who voted ! against New Deal measures, Farley | said “Perhaps this is a heritage * * * from their days as practicing attor- neys. Then they had the great com- binations of capital as their best cli- ents. It is not remarkable that a law- yer who has devoted most of his life to protecting such interests carries his habits of logic into his later years.” “Congress has frequently varied the number of Supreme Court justices,” he went on. “The court has consisted of 5 members at times anc 10 at others. It has been increased or diminished ordinarily because Con- | gress was dissatisfied with the court’s attitude and wanted men of another mode of thought on the bench.” | Discussing a proposal for a consti- | tutional amendment to acromplish | court reorganization, Farley said, “We | have been trying 13 years to overcome | the Supreme Court’s decision on the child labor act with a constitutional amendment and haven't got within | hailing distance of the requisite con- firmation by three-quarters of the | States.” | The authority now asked by the President could be altered by a “sim- | ple act of Congress,” he said, whereas an amendment that should prove im- practical or inadequate, necessitating delay in the first place, could be changed only by the “elaborate | processes of another amendment.” Position Declared Constitutional. None of the senatorial leaders op- posing the President’s plan “suggests Congress is going outside its consti- tutional function by adding to the membership of the court.” he said, but added they objected to the pur- pose, terming it “packing the court.” He referred to Senators Glass of | Virginia, Borah of Idaho, Wheeler of | Montana and Connally of Texas, who | he listed as opposed to the President’s | proposal, and called attention to their | debate on the appointment of Chief | Justice Hughes by President Hoover. “Senator Borah declared the Su- preme Court becomes the ‘economic dictator of the United States,’” the | Postmaster General said. “Senator Glass, Senator Wheeler and Senator Connally expressed similar views on that occasion. “Tom Connally accused the pros- pective Chief Justice of having ‘al- ready written his verdict.’ Chief Jus- tice Hughes did not come up to the wicked eminence attributed to him, but the Senators are still of the same opinion as to the evils of the court as now constituted.” Saved by Horse out of touch with modern civilization for eight months. Le Van’s porters fled from him in terror. on the vast savannas, where he dug up the skeletons of warriors killed | in a battle 300 years ago. The porters, | he said, thought he was a “kenaima,” | or evil spirit. His horse finally led him to a village. Le Van said the most interesting dis- covery he had made was the lack of neurosis or insanity among the in- terior Indians. L the Supreme Court he had no inten- tion of scheming to control the opinions of that court. It was also understood he would discuss his reasons for opposing pro- posals to meet the situation by cone stitutional amendment., which means the President is known to look upon this method as taking too long to accomplish the purpose. Press Conference Waits. While canceling his engagements today with all except Secretary of State Hull, whom he had as a luncheon guest, Mr. Roosevelt postponed his usual Tuesday press conference until tomorrow at 4 p.m. Opponents awaited the President’s talk pefore perfecting strategy for Senate hearings on the proposal, which begin tomorrow. They already were lining up farm, religious and lib- eral leaders to counter testimony by Attorney General Cummings and other administration supporters, the Associated Press reported. Some officials said they believed the President would emphasize his view | that the Constitution does not bar leg- islation like the A. A. A. N. R. A. or the Guffey coal act, and that those laws were invalidated by justices out of step with the times. ‘Whether he would close all doors to compromise or challenge the opposi- tion to suggest a better way to change the viewpoint of the Supreme Court majority “now” were subjects of spec- ulation. Farm and organized labor leaders siding with him reported the Presi- dent adamant for his program and optimistic about the prospects for ultimate congressional approval. Some of his visitors from the Cap- itol, however. still were seeking other means of reaching his objective, in (See JUDICIARY, Page A-10.) FIRST TICKET IS SOLD FOR ROUND-WORLD HOP Fare for Journey by Manila Busi- ness Man, Formerly of Maine, Put at $2,308.33. Bs the Associated Press. MANILA, P. I, March 9.—The first commercial round-the-world air ticket was sold today to S. David Winship, prominent Manila businessman fore merly of Lewiston, Me. His fare was estimated at $2,308.33. The rate between Hongkong and Manila has not been set. ‘Winship plans to take seven months. Seven of the world's major airlines will carry him on the trip he intends to start from Manila March 19, with frequent leisurely stopovers. Opening of Pan-American Airways service between Manila and Hongkong late in April will close the final gap in around-the-world commercial avia- tion. This will be the last leg of Win- ship's flight. The recent newspaper air tourists resorted to either boat or chartered plane on their globe-girdling journeys. COLDER FORECAST Mercury Is Expected to Drop to 24 Tonight. Fair and colder weather was forecast today with a 15-degree drop in tem- peratures tonight to a minimum of about 24 degrees. The forecaster expects continued cold and fair weather tomorrow. The minimum for the last 24 hours was 39 at 7 o'clock this morning, and the high yesterday afternoon was 55 degrees.